Leviticus 18 Darby Translation
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1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
1 Yahweh said to Moses,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.
3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their customs.
3 You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived. You shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes.
4 Mine ordinances shall ye do and my statutes shall ye observe to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.
4 You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am Yahweh your God.
5 And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.
5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.
6 No one shall approach to any that is his near relation, to uncover his nakedness: I am Jehovah.
6 “‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.
7 The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
7 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
8 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.
9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home, or born abroad — their nakedness shalt thou not uncover.
9 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born abroad.
10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter — their nakedness shalt thou not uncover; for theirs is thy nakedness.
10 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness; for theirs is your own nakedness.
11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father: she is thy sister: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
11 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.
12 The nakedness of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover: she is thy father's near relation.
12 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.
13 The nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy mother's near relation.
13 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.
14 The nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not approach his wife: she is thine aunt.
14 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife. She is your aunt.
15 The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
15 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
16 The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.
16 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.
17 The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, nor her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are her near relations: it is wickedness.
17 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is wickedness.
18 And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.
18 “‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is still alive.
19 And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.
19 “‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
20 And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.
20 “‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.
21 And thou shalt not give of thy seed to let them pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
21 “‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.
22 And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.
22 “‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.
23 And thou shalt lie with no beast to become unclean therewith; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to lie down with it: it is confusion.
23 “‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.
24 Make not yourselves unclean in any of these things; for in all these have the nations which I am casting out before you made themselves unclean.
24 “‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.
25 And the land hath become unclean; and I visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out its inhabitants.
25 The land was defiled. Therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.
26 But ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of all these abominations: the home-born, and the stranger that sojourneth among you;
26 You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you
27 (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land hath been made unclean);
27 (for the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled),
28 that the land vomit you not out, when ye make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
28 that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
29 For whoever committeth any of these abominations, ...the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
29 “‘For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 And ye shall observe my charge, that ye commit not [any] of the abominable customs which were committed before you; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean therein: I am Jehovah your God.
30 Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practice any of these abominable customs which were practiced before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them. I am Yahweh your God.’”
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Exodus 6:7; Leviticus 11:44; Ezekiel 20:5; Leviticus 20:7; Ezekiel 20:19–20
- 3 Leviticus 20:23; Exodus 23:24; Ezekiel 20:7–8; Ezekiel 23:8; 1 Peter 4:2–4
- 4 Ezekiel 20:19; Leviticus 18:2; Psalm 119:4; John 15:14; Ezekiel 36:27
- 5 Galatians 3:12; Ezekiel 20:11; Romans 10:5; Ezekiel 20:21; Ezekiel 20:13
- 6 Leviticus 20:17–21; Leviticus 18:7–19; Leviticus 20:11–12
- 7 Leviticus 20:11; Ezekiel 22:10; Leviticus 20:14; Leviticus 18:8–16
- 8 Leviticus 20:11; 1 Corinthians 5:1; Deuteronomy 22:30; Deuteronomy 27:20; Amos 2:7
- 9 Leviticus 20:17; Deuteronomy 27:22; Ezekiel 22:11; 2 Samuel 13:11–14; Leviticus 18:11
- 12 Leviticus 20:19; Exodus 6:20
- 14 Leviticus 20:20
- 15 Leviticus 20:12; Genesis 38:26; Ezekiel 22:11; Genesis 38:18–19
- 16 Leviticus 20:21; Deuteronomy 25:5; Mark 12:19; Matthew 22:24; Mark 6:17
- 17 Leviticus 20:14; Amos 2:7; Deuteronomy 27:23
- 18 Malachi 2:15; Genesis 29:28; Genesis 30:15; Genesis 4:19; 1 Samuel 1:6–8
- 19 Leviticus 15:24; Leviticus 20:18; Ezekiel 22:10; Leviticus 15:19; Ezekiel 18:6
- 20 Exodus 20:14; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Matthew 5:27–28; Leviticus 20:10
- 21 Deuteronomy 12:31; Deuteronomy 18:10; Leviticus 20:2–5; Leviticus 19:12; Leviticus 22:32
- 22 Leviticus 20:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Timothy 1:10; Jude 7
- 23 Leviticus 20:15–16; Exodus 22:19; Leviticus 20:12; Deuteronomy 27:21
- 24 Deuteronomy 18:12; Leviticus 18:30; Leviticus 20:22–23; Deuteronomy 12:31; 1 Corinthians 3:17
- 25 Leviticus 18:28; Leviticus 20:22–23; Jeremiah 2:7; Jeremiah 9:9; Psalm 106:38
- 26 Leviticus 18:5; Luke 8:15; Luke 11:28; Deuteronomy 12:32; Deuteronomy 4:1–2
- 27 Ezekiel 22:11; Deuteronomy 27:15; Ezekiel 16:50; 2 Chronicles 36:14; 1 Kings 14:24
- 28 Leviticus 18:25; Leviticus 20:22; Revelation 3:16; Ezekiel 36:17; Jeremiah 9:19
- 29 Leviticus 17:10; Leviticus 20:6; Exodus 12:15
- 30 Leviticus 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9–12; Leviticus 22:9; Leviticus 18:26–27; Leviticus 18:2–4
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